Test::Lintian::Helper -- Helper functions for various testing
parts
use Test::Lintian::Helper qw(get_latest_policy);
my $policy_version = get_latest_policy();
Helper functions for preparing and running Lintian tests.
- cache_dpkg_architecture_values()
- Ensures that the output from dpkg-architecture has been cached.
- get_latest_policy()
- Returns a list with two elements. The first is the most recent version of
the Debian policy. The second is its effective date.
- get_recommended_debhelper_version()
- Returns the version of debhelper recommended in 'debhelper/compat-level'
via Lintian::Data, relative to the established LINTIAN_BASE.
- copy_dir_contents(SRC_DIR,
TARGET_DIR)
- Populates TARGET_DIR with files/dirs from SRC_DIR, preserving all
attributes but dereferencing links. For an empty directory, no dummy file
is required.
- rfc822date(EPOCH)
- Returns a string with the date and time described by EPOCH, formatted
according to RFC822.